Recent geological mapping, stratigraphic drilling, and geophysical reassessment provide information on the Lander Trough in the Wiso Basin. The data describes three rock sequences, including a thick Cambrian-Ordovician sedimentary wedge, and assesses the trough's dimensions and petroleum potential. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in 2026.
Use Cases
- Assessing petroleum potential based on described thick Cambrian-Ordovician sedimentary sequences
- Modeling basin structure based on described dimensions and fault systems
- Correlating geological sequences with adjacent basins like the Amadeus Basin
- Planning exploration activities based on the described rock sequences and their thicknesses
Strengths
- Describes a specific geological feature approximately 300 km long and 100 km wide
- Identifies three distinct rock sequences with thicknesses ranging from 100-250 m to about 800 m
- Links findings to petroleum potential by referencing gas discoveries in similar adjacent basins
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data is provided in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for analysis
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Geological mapping, shallow stratigraphic drilling, and reassessment of geophysical data
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-04 05:37:55.005071; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Lander Trough, southern Wiso Basin, Northern Territory, Australia